Systems, devices, and methods for sanding a surface using a sanding sleeve

ABSTRACT

Embodiments of the present disclosure include systems, devices, and methods that include a sanding sleeve adapted to slide over and/or substantially cover a sanding block such that the sanding block includes a bottom side, top side, a left side, a right side, a front side, and a rear side. Further, the sanding sleeve includes a bottom side, top side, a left side, and a right side. In addition, the sanding sleeve is adapted to fit the sanding block such that the bottom side of the sanding sleeve substantially covers the bottom side of the sanding block, the top side of the sanding sleeve substantially covers the top side of the sanding block, the left side of the sanding sleeve substantially covers the left side of the sanding block, and the right side of the sanding sleeve substantially covers the right side of the sanding block.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

The present application is related to and claims benefit under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/983,632 filed on Apr. 24, 2014, the entire contents of which is being incorporated herein by reference.

BACKGROUND

Sanding blocks and sanding sponges have been used to sand flat surfaces over the years. A sanding block or a sanding sponge is manufactured from material that makes the sanding block or sanding sponge difficult to wear out structurally and can be used on many home improvement projects over several years. The main drawback of a sanding block or a sanding sponge is that once the abrasive, sanding grit surface has been worn away the sanding block or the sanding sponge is rendered useless. Further, the sanding block or the sanding sponge may be use only to sand flat surfaces. A sanding block or sanding sponge have not been adapted to sand rounded surfaces.

Accordingly, there is a need for systems, devices, and methods for sanding a surface (e.g. flat, rounded, etc.) using a sanding sleeve adapted to substantially fit over a sanding block or a sanding sponge to extend the useful life of the sanding block or sanding sponge.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying figures, where like reference numerals refer to identical or functionally similar elements throughout the separate views, together with the detailed description below, are incorporated in and form part of the specification, and serve to further illustrate embodiments of concepts that include the claimed invention, and explain various principles and advantages of those embodiments.

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a sanding sleeve in accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of a sanding sleeve covering a sanding block in accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 3 is a rear perspective view of a sanding sleeve in accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a sanding sleeve with a handle coupled to a sanding block in accordance with some embodiments.

FIGS. 5A-5B show a sanding sleeve with another handle coupled to a sanding block in accordance with some embodiments.

FIGS. 5C-5D show a sanding sleeve with a handle 500 having an extender coupler and extender coupled to a sanding block in accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 6 shows a sanding sleeve covering a sanding block to sand a rounded surface in accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 7 shows a sanding sleeve with another handle coupled to a sanding block in accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a sanding sleeve covering a sanding block in accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a sanding sleeve in accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 10 shows a sanding sleeve covering a sanding block and an insert in accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart of methods sanding a surface using a sanding sleeve with a sanding block.

FIG. 12 shows a sanding sleeve covering an insert in accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a sanding sleeve in accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 14 shows a sanding sleeve with another handle coupled to a sanding block in accordance with some embodiments.

Skilled artisans will appreciate that elements in the figures are illustrated for simplicity and clarity and have not necessarily been drawn to scale. For example, the dimensions of some of the elements in the figures may be exaggerated relative to other elements to help to improve understanding of embodiments of the present invention.

The apparatus and method components have been represented where appropriate by conventional symbols in the drawings, showing only those specific details that are pertinent to understanding the embodiments of the present invention so as not to obscure the disclosure with details that will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art having the benefit of the description herein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The illustrative embodiments described in the detailed description, drawings, and claims are not meant to be limiting. Other embodiments may be utilized, and other changes may be made, without departing from the scope of the subject matter presented herein. It will be readily understood that the aspects of the present disclosure, as generally described herein, and illustrated in the Figures, can be arranged, substituted, combined, separated, and designed in a wide variety of difference configurations, all of which are explicitly contemplated herein. Further, in the foregoing description, numerous details are set forth to further describe and explain one or more embodiments. These details include system configurations, block module diagrams, flowcharts (including transaction diagrams), and accompanying written description. While these details are helpful to explain one or more embodiments of the disclosure, those skilled in the art will understand that these specific details are not required in order to practice the embodiments.

Embodiments of the present disclosure include a device or apparatus that includes a sanding sleeve adapted to slide over or substantially cover a sanding block such that the sanding block includes a bottom side, top side, a left side, a right side, a front side, and a rear side. Further, the sanding sleeve includes a bottom side, top side, a left side, and a right side. In addition, the sanding sleeve is adapted to fit the sanding block such that the bottom side of the sanding sleeve substantially covers the bottom side of the sanding block, the top side of the sanding sleeve substantially covers the top side of the sanding block, the left side of the sanding sleeve substantially covers the left side of the sanding block, and the right side of the sanding sleeve substantially covers the right side of the sanding block.

FIGS. 1-3 are perspective views of a sanding sleeve 10 in accordance with some embodiments. Such a sanding sleeve 10 may be for a sanding block 14. Note, that in the present disclosure, term “sanding block” may be, but is not limited to, a sanding block, sanding sponge or any other sanding device or apparatus known in the art. The sleeve 10 may be an oblong, rectangular in shape like the sanding block 14, but is open at both the front end 11 and the rear end 11A, and is intended to slide over or substantially cover the sanding block 14 and substantially cover the top, bottom, and side surfaces with a fresh sandpaper surface when the original surface of the sanding block 14 has been worn smooth. The surface of the sanding sleeve 10 may be designed to last longer than the original surface of the sanding block 14, and to be more efficient when sanding corners and/or rounded surfaces. Such sanding sleeves may inexpensively extend the service life of the sanding block 14 for many years.

The sanding sleeve 10 may be manufactured from sandpaper which in turn may be composed of different materials that include paper, cloth, and/or abrasive surfaces known in the art. The sanding sleeve 10 is preferably manufactured, from a flexible, durable sheet of material with a rough surface on one side. Components, component sizes, and materials listed above are preferable, but artisans will recognize that alternate components and materials could be selected without altering the scope of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

The surfaces (12-13) provide a sandpaper surface, and the front end 11 and rear end 11A are open of the sanding sleeve 10. The sandpaper block 14 may slide into the sanding sleeve 10 with a snug fit thereby the sanding sleeve 10 substantially covers the sanding block 14. The sanding sleeve 10 is provided in a variety of sizes to fit any type of sanding block 14, and in a full range of roughness grades.

A use of the sanding sleeve 10 may include the user unwrapping the sanding sleeve 10 and inserting (i.e. covering) the sanding block 14 into one end of the sanding sleeve 10, sliding sanding sleeve in until the top surface, side surfaces, and bottom surface of the sanding block 14 are substantially covered by the sleeve 10. The user may then continue using the sanding block 14. When the sanding sleeve 10 has been worn out, the sleeve 10 may be discarded and replaced.

In other embodiments, instead of the sanding sleeve 10 sliding over the sanding block 14, the sanding sleeve 10 may be a flat sheet with an adhesive mechanism at each end. Thus, the flat sheet may wrap around the sanding block 14 to become a sanding sleeve 10 substantially covering top side, bottom side, left side and right side of the sanding block 14. The sanding sleeve may be held in place to substantial cover the respective sides of the sanding block 14 by the adhesive.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a sanding sleeve 10 with a handle 400 coupled to a sanding block 14 in accordance with some embodiments. The handle 400 includes several components that include a grip 410 and a handle bottom surface 420. In some embodiments, grip 410 can be rotated by varying degrees for improved use of the sanding sleeve 10 with the sanding block 14. The rotating grip 410 allows a user to sand hard to reach surfaces when a conventional sanding block is used. Although the embodiments shown in FIG. 4 shows that the grip 410 can rotate 180 degrees, in other embodiments, the grip may be able to rotate more than or less than 180 degrees, accordingly.

Further, the handle 400 includes a handle bottom surface 420 that is used to couple the handle with the sanding sleeve 10 and the sanding block 14. In such an embodiment shown in FIG. 4, the handle bottom surface 420 may slide between the top side of the sanding block 14 and the top side of sanding sleeve 10. In some embodiments, the handle bottom surface may be, but not limited to, an insert that is placed in between the top side of the sanding block 14 and the top side of the sanding sleeve 10.

In some embodiments, the handle shown in FIG. 4 may be, but not limited to, called a grip side handle. In additional embodiments, other mechanisms may be used to couple the handle 400 to either the sanding sleeve 10 or the sanding block 14 using couplers known in the art.

FIGS. 5A-5B show a sanding sleeve 10 with another handle 500 coupled to a sanding block 14 in accordance with some embodiments. Referring to FIG. 5A, the handle 500 may be used in embodiments where the sanding sleeve 10 and sanding block 14 are longer than in other embodiments. Such a handle 500 may allow the user better grip thereby allowing the user to sand surfaces in a harder fashion. The handle 500 includes several components that include a grip 510, a top surface 520, and a bottom surface 530. The bottom surface 530 may be coupled to the top surface 520 at one end of the handle 500. The other end of the bottom surface 530 may not be coupled to the top surface 520 thereby allowing the bottom surface 530 the slide in between the top side of the sanding block 14 and the top side of the sanding sleeve 10 (See FIG. 5B).

FIGS. 5C-5D show a sanding sleeve 10 with a handle 590 having an extender coupler 540 and extender 550 coupled to a sanding block 14 in accordance with some embodiments. The extender coupler 540 may be used to fasten or otherwise couple an extender 550 thereby allowing a user to sand hard to reach surfaces that may be farther than arm's length. The handle 590 may have a top surface 520 and a bottom surface (not shown) coupled together as in the handle 500 shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B. Further, the bottom surface of the handle 590 may slide between the topside of the sanding block 14 and the top side of the sanding sleeve 10 thereby coupling the handle 590 to the sanding sleeve 10 and sanding block 14.

In some embodiments, the handle bottom surface 530 may be, but not limited to, an insert that is placed in between the top side of the sanding block 14 and the top side of the sanding sleeve 10. Further, in some embodiments, the handle shown in FIG. 5 may be, but not limited to, called a grip center handle

FIG. 6 shows a sanding sleeve 10 covering a sanding block 14 to sand a rounded surface 600 in accordance with some embodiments. In such embodiments, the sanding block 14 may be made of sponge material any other material that is capable of being flexible or bent to conform partially around a rounded surface 600 such as a bannister, pole, railing, etc. Further, the sanding sleeve 10 is also made of material as described herein that may also be flexible or bent to conform around the rounded surface with the sanding block 14. Thus, a user is able to utilize the sanding block 14 with the sanding sleeve 10 even after the abrasive surface of the sanding block 14 has been worn smooth thereby extending the life and use of the sanding block 14.

FIG. 7 shows a sanding sleeve 10 with a handle 700 coupled to a sanding block 14 in accordance with some embodiments. In such embodiments, the sanding block 14 may be made of sponge material any other material that is capable of being flexible or bent. Further, the sanding sleeve 10 is also made of material as described herein that may also be flexible or bent to conform to the flexing or bend of the sanding block 14.

The handle 700 includes several components that includes a grip 710 and a handle insert 720. The grip 710 allows a user to grasp the handle 700. The insert 720 allows the handle 700 to be coupled with the sanding sleeve 10 and the sanding block 14. The handle insert 720 is placed between the bottom surface of the sanding block 14 and the bottom surface of the sanding sleeve 10. Such a handle 700 coupled to the sanding sleeve 10 and sanding block 14 allows a user to sand hard to reach surfaces that may be farther than arm's length. In some embodiments, the handle shown in FIG. 7 may be, but not limited to, called a roller handle. In other embodiments, the handle 700 may be coupled to either the sanding sleeve 10 or sanding block 14 using other coupling mechanisms known in the art.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a sanding sleeve 810 covering a sanding block 814 in accordance with some embodiments. In FIGS. 1-7, the sanding block was in the shape of a cuboid or rectangular prism. That is, each side of the sanding block was in the shape of a rectangle. The sanding block shown in FIG. 8 is in the shape of a triangular prism. That is, the front side and rear side are in the shape of a triangle and its three other sides are in the shape of rectangles. The sanding sleeve 810 is constructed to have an open front end and an open rear end but have sides that can conform around the sides of the sanding block 814. Thus, the sanding sleeve 810 can slide over the sanding block 814 and substantially cover the rectangular side of the sanding block 814. In other embodiments, instead of the sanding sleeve 810 sliding over the sanding block 814, the sanding sleeve 810 may be a flat sheet with an adhesive mechanism at each end. Thus, the flat sheet may wrap around the sanding block 814 to become a sanding sleeve 810 substantially covering the rectangular sides of the sanding block 814. The sanding sleeve 814 may be held in place to substantial cover the respective sides of the sanding block 814 by the adhesive.

As with other embodiments, the sanding sleeve 810 can be used with a sanding block 810 that has been worn smooth after initial use thereby extending the life and use of the sanding block 814. Further, in some embodiments, the sanding block 814 may have a hole or cavity 830 to allow and insert from a handle to be coupled to the sanding block 814. Such a handle may be similar to the handle shown in FIG. 7. Other embodiments may use different coupling mechanisms to couple a handle to the sanding block 814 and/or sanding sleeve 810.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a sanding sleeve 910 in accordance with some embodiments. In such embodiments, the sanding sleeve 910 may be constructed such that it may be used without any sanding block but may be used by a user by hand 900. Such a sanding sleeve 910 may be made from material described herein and is durable to withstand the pressure exerted by hand 900 when sanding surfaces. The sanding sleeve 910 may be slid over the hand 900. In other embodiments, the sanding sleeve 910 may be a flat sheet with an adhesive mechanism at each end. Thus, the flat sheet may wrap around the hand 900 to become a sanding sleeve 910 partially covering the hand 900. The sanding sleeve 914 may be held in place to partially cover the hand 900 by the adhesive.

FIG. 10 shows a sanding sleeve 1010 covering a sanding block 1014 and an insert 1000 in accordance with some embodiments. In such embodiments, the sanding block 1014 may be made of sponge material any other material that is capable of being flexible or bent. Further, the sanding sleeve 1010 is also made of material as described herein that may also be flexible or bent to conform to the flexing or bend of the sanding block 1014. The insert 1000 may be placed between the top side of the sanding block 1014 and the top side of the sanding sleeve 1010 allowing both the sanding sleeve 1010 and sanding block 1014 to be in a flexed or bent position as shown in FIG. 10. Such embodiments with that have an insert 1000 coupled with the sanding sleeve 1010 and sanding block 1014 may allow a user to better grip the insert-sanding sleeve-sanding block apparatus (1000, 1010, 1014) without the use of a handle. Further, the insert-sanding sleeve-sanding block apparatus (1000, 1010, 1014) may allow the user to sand edges, corners, rounded, and flat surfaces easier than if the sanding sleeve 1010 and sanding block 1014 were not flexed or bent.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart 1100 of methods sanding a surface using a sanding sleeve with a sanding block. The method 1100 includes substantially covering, by a sanding sleeve, a sanding block, as shown in block 1110. The sanding block includes a bottom side, top side, a left side, a right side, a front side, and a rear side. Further, the sanding sleeve includes a bottom side, top side, a left side, and a right side. In addition, the sanding sleeve is adapted to fit the sanding block such that the bottom side of the sanding sleeve substantially covers the bottom side of the sanding block, the top side of the sanding sleeve substantially covers the top side of the sanding block, the left side of the sanding sleeve substantially covers the left side of the sanding block, and the right side of the sanding sleeve substantially covers the right side of the sanding block.

The method 1100 further includes placing an insert in between the sanding sleeve and sanding block to allow for sanding of surfaces (not limited to the embodiments described in the present disclosure), as shown in block 1120. In addition, the method 1100 includes coupling a handle to the sanding sleeve such that the sanding sleeve, when substantially covering the sanding block, to sand surfaces, as shown in block 1130. The handle may be, but not limited to, a grip side handle, a grip center handle and a roller handle. Moreover, the method 1100 includes coupling an extender to the handle to sand surfaces that are substantially farther than arm's length, as shown in block 1140. The sanding sleeve can be made of ductile material as described herein that allows the sanding sleeve, when substantially covering the sanding block, to sand rounded surfaces.

FIG. 12 shows a sanding sleeve 1210 covering an insert 1200 in accordance with some embodiments. There are differences in use of a sanding sleeve 1210 shown in FIG. 12 to the sanding sleeve 1010 shown in FIG. 10. Referring to FIG. 10, the sanding sleeve 1010 covers both a sanding block 1014 as well as an insert 1000. However, in FIG. 12, the sanding sleeve 1210 only covers an insert 1200. Thus, the sanding sleeve 1210 can be used without a sanding block and with an insert 1200 to sand different surfaces. Such an insert allows a user to grip the sanding sleeve 1210 firmly and sand surfaces with some force that may be greater that simply sanding the surface with sandpaper. Further, the combination of the sanding sleeve 1210 and insert 1200 may allow a user to sand edges and corners more easily.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a sanding sleSeve 1300 in accordance with some embodiments. The sanding sleeve 130 may be ovoid shape that can cover at least one of a user's hand, a sanding block, sanding wedge, and insert.

FIG. 14 shows a sanding sleeve 10 with another handle 1400 coupled to a sanding block 14 in accordance with some embodiments. The handle 1400 may be related to the handle shown in FIG. 7. However, the handle 1400 includes a two grips (710 and 1410). Each grip (710 and 1410) may be coupled to the sanding block 14, or an insert that is covered by the sanding sleeve 10.

Such a handle with two grips (710 and 1410) allows a user to sand hard to reach surfaces as well as provide more force to sanding surfaces than simplay using a sanding sleeve with no handle(s) or sanding block.

Note, although the sanding sleeves discussed herein are for sanding blocks that are in the shape of rectangular prisms or triangular prisms, persons of ordinary skill in the art would understand that the sanding sleeves described herein may be adapted to slide over or cover substantially or partially any shape sanding block (e.g. cylinder, trapezoidal prism, etc.).

In the foregoing specification, specific embodiments have been described. However, one of ordinary skill in the art appreciates that various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention as set forth in the claims below. Accordingly, the specification and figures are to be regarded in an illustrative rather than a restrictive sense, and all such modifications are intended to be included within the scope of present teachings.

The benefits, advantages, solutions to problems, and any element(s) that may cause any benefit, advantage, or solution to occur or become more pronounced are not to be construed as a critical, required, or essential features or elements of any or all the claims. The invention is defined solely by the appended claims including any amendments made during the pendency of this application and all equivalents of those claims as issued.

Moreover in this document, relational terms such as first and second, top and bottom, and the like may be used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. The terms “comprises,” “comprising,” “has”, “having,” “includes”, “including,” “contains”, “containing” or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises, has, includes, contains a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. An element proceeded by “comprises . . . a”, “has . . . a”, “includes . . . a”, “contains . . . a” does not, without more constraints, preclude the existence of additional identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises, has, includes, contains the element. The terms “a” and “an” are defined as one or more unless explicitly stated otherwise herein. The terms “substantially”, “essentially”, “approximately”, “about” or any other version thereof, are defined as being close to as understood by one of ordinary skill in the art, and in one non-limiting embodiment the term is defined to be within 10%, in another embodiment within 5%, in another embodiment within 1% and in another embodiment within 0.5%. The term “coupled” as used herein is defined as connected, although not necessarily directly and not necessarily mechanically. A device or structure that is “configured” in a certain way is configured in at least that way, but may also be configured in ways that are not listed.

It will be appreciated that some embodiments may be comprised of one or more generic or specialized processors (or “processing devices”) such as microprocessors, digital signal processors, customized processors and field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and unique stored program instructions (including both software and firmware) that control the one or more processors to implement, in conjunction with certain non-processor circuits, some, most, or all of the functions of the method and/or apparatus described herein. Alternatively, some or all functions could be implemented by a state machine that has no stored program instructions, or in one or more application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), in which each function or some combinations of certain of the functions are implemented as custom logic. Of course, a combination of the two approaches could be used.

Moreover, an embodiment can be implemented as a computer-readable storage medium having computer readable code stored thereon for programming a computer (e.g., comprising a processor) to perform a method as described and claimed herein. Examples of such computer-readable storage mediums include, but are not limited to, a hard disk, a CD-ROM, an optical storage device, a magnetic storage device, a ROM (Read Only Memory), a PROM (Programmable Read Only Memory), an EPROM (Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory) and a Flash memory. Further, it is expected that one of ordinary skill, notwithstanding possibly significant effort and many design choices motivated by, for example, available time, current technology, and economic considerations, when guided by the concepts and principles disclosed herein will be readily capable of generating such software instructions and programs and ICs with minimal experimentation.

The Abstract of the Disclosure is provided to allow the reader to quickly ascertain the nature of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. In addition, in the foregoing Detailed Description, it can be seen that various features are grouped together in various embodiments for the purpose of streamlining the disclosure. This method of disclosure is not to be interpreted as reflecting an intention that the claimed embodiments require more features than are expressly recited in each claim. Rather, as the following claims reflect, inventive subject matter lies in less than all features of a single disclosed embodiment. Thus the following claims are hereby incorporated into the Detailed Description, with each claim standing on its own as a separately claimed subject matter. 

We claim:
 1. A device, comprising: (a) a sanding sleeve adapted to slide over a sanding block; (i) wherein the sanding block includes a bottom side, top side, a left side, a right side, a front side, and a rear side; and (ii) wherein the sanding sleeve includes a bottom side, top side, a left side, and a right side; and (iii) wherein the sanding sleeve is adapted to fit the sanding block such that the bottom side of the sanding sleeve substantially covers the bottom side of the sanding block, the top side of the sanding sleeve substantially covers the top side of the sanding block, the left side of the sanding sleeve substantially covers the left side of the sanding block, and the right side of the sanding sleeve substantially covers the right side of the sanding block.
 2. The device of claim 1, further comprising a handle coupled to the sanding sleeve such that the sanding sleeve, when substantially covering the sanding block, to sand surfaces.
 3. The device of claim 1, wherein the handle is at least one of a grip side handle, a grip center handle and a roller handle.
 4. The device of claim 1, further comprising an extender coupled to the handle to sand surfaces that are substantially farther than arm's length.
 5. The device of claim 1, wherein the sanding sleeve is made of ductile material that allows the sanding sleeve, when substantially covering the sanding block, to sand rounded surfaces.
 6. The device of claim 1, wherein the sanding sleeve insert adapted to fit in between the sanding sleeve and sanding block to allow for sanding of surfaces.
 7. A system, comprising: (a) a sanding block; (b) a sanding sleeve adapted to slide over the sanding block; (i) wherein the sanding block includes a bottom side, top side, a left side, a right side, a front side, and a rear side; and (ii) wherein the sanding sleeve includes a bottom side, top side, a left side, and a right side; and (iii) wherein the sanding sleeve is adapted to fit the sanding block such that the bottom side of the sanding sleeve substantially covers the bottom side of the sanding block, the top side of the sanding sleeve substantially covers the top side of the sanding block, the left side of the sanding sleeve substantially covers the left side of the sanding block, and the right side of the sanding sleeve substantially covers the right side of the sanding block.
 8. The system of claim 7, further comprising a handle coupled to the sanding sleeve such that the sanding sleeve, when substantially covering the sanding block, to sand surfaces.
 9. The system of claim 7, wherein the handle is at least one of a grip side handle, a grip center handle and a roller handle.
 10. The system of claim 7, further comprising an extender coupled to the handle to sand surfaces that are substantially farther than arm's length.
 11. The system of claim 7, wherein the sanding sleeve is made of ductile material that allows the sanding sleeve, when substantially covering the sanding block, to sand rounded surfaces.
 12. The system of claim 7, wherein the sanding sleeve insert adapted to fit in between the sanding sleeve and sanding block to allow for sanding of surfaces.
 13. The method, comprising: (a) covering, by a sanding sleeve, substantially a sanding block: (i) wherein the sanding block includes a bottom side, top side, a left side, a right side, a front side, and a rear side; and (ii) wherein the sanding sleeve includes a bottom side, top side, a left side, and a right side; and (iii) wherein the sanding sleeve is adapted to fit the sanding block such that the bottom side of the sanding sleeve substantially covers the bottom side of the sanding block, the top side of the sanding sleeve substantially covers the top side of the sanding block, the left side of the sanding sleeve substantially covers the left side of the sanding block, and the right side of the sanding sleeve substantially covers the right side of the sanding block.
 14. The method of claim 13, further comprising coupling a handle to the sanding sleeve such that the sanding sleeve, when substantially covering the sanding block, to sand surfaces.
 15. The method of claim 13, wherein the handle is at least one of a grip side handle, a grip center handle and a roller handle.
 16. The method of claim 13, further comprising coupling an extender to the handle to sand surfaces that are substantially farther than arm's length.
 17. The method of claim 13, wherein the sanding sleeve is made of ductile material that allows the sanding sleeve, when substantially covering the sanding block, to sand rounded surfaces.
 18. The method of claim 13, further comprising placing an insert in between the sanding sleeve and sanding block to allow for sanding of surfaces. 